Loose-leaf binder.



Patented July 18,1911.

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C. F. MOBEE.

LOOSE LEAP BINDER.

APPLIUATIOK TILED OUT. 19, 1910. 998,541

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C. F. MoBEB. LOOSE LEAF BINDER. APPLICATION FILED 00T.19, 1910.

Patented July 18, 1911.

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w/imsssm INVENTOB .ceiving pins; Fig. 7 is asimilar view of one To allwhom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES FOB-BEST MGBEE, 0F ATHENS, OHIO.

' LOQSE-LEAI BINDER.

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. MoBEn, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Athens, in the county of Athens and State of Ohio,have invented a new and Improved Loose-Leaf Binder, of which the fol;lowing is a full, clear, and exactdescrlptlon.

' The object of the invention is: to provide a new and improvedloose-leaf binder, more.

especially designed for use i-n'railroad offices, manufacturing andcommercial establishments and the like, and arranged "for filing andsubsequently binding loose leaves of tissue paper between two covers ina Very simple and comparatively inexpensive manner, without it beingnecessary to,have holes previously punched in the papers.

For the purpose mentioned use is made ofa back and front cover, oneor"more tubes adapted to pass through the covers, receiv-.

ing pins for removable insertion in one end of thetuloes, and cappinpins adapted to be driven into the ends 0 the tubes to abutwith theirheads against the outer faces of A practical embodiment of the inventionis represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification, in.

which similar characters of referenceindic'ate corresponding parts inall the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the looseleaf binder, showing theparts in position for receiving the loose leaves; Fig. 2 is a like viewof the loose-leaf binder, showing the parts assembled and the leavesbound in position between the back and front covers; Fig. 3 is asectional slde elevation i of the same; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of-a modified form of-the loose-leaf binder; Fig.

1 of the tubes Fig. 8 is a similar view of one 10fthe tubes. with acapping i im at one endand a receiving p n in position at the-other'endof. the tube; and Fig.1 9 isa like view of one of the tubes with 'thetwo capping: pins in position thereon.

In. thegeneral construction of the loose leaf binder, use" isfmade oftubes A, preferably two in number and of the same size,

the tubes'being adapted to pass through apertures inthe back cover B torise from described. Into the lower end of each of the tubes A held onthe back cover B is Specification of Letters Patent. l ate nted Jilyi18, 1 911. i Application'flled October 19, 1910. iieri al No.587,882. i e V driven the shank E of a capping-pin E having a head Eabuttin' a ainst the outer face or under side of t e ackcover B, itbeing understood that the shank E is driven into the end of the tube Awith a drivingfit to permanently attach the capping pin E to the lowerend of the tube'A.

The upper end of each of the tubes A held onthe cover B are providedwith removable receiving pins 'F each having a shank F and a pointedhead F, of which the shank F 'fits -loosely'and removably into theupperendof the tube Awhile;the-head F is ofa diameter, correspondingapproximately to the diameter of the tube A, so that the loose leaves Ccan be readily passedover the receiving .pins F and slipped down thesame and onto thetubes A to accumulate-one on top of the other.

When binding the loose leaves C of tissue .paper, it is desirable toplace compensating and spacing bars D in position on the tubes A, aftera numberof such leaves C have accumulated, as'will be readily understoodby reference to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, to insure even binding of the leaves,especially as the forward or body portions of such leaves are usuallyswelled during the'process of copying from original manuscripts. After asufficient number of loose leaves C have acc'umulated on the tubes A toapproximately the upper ends thereof, then the receiving pins F areremoved from the tubes A and the front cover B is placed onto the upper.

ends of the said tubes and pressed down- .ward for, the {terminals ofthe tubes to reach to the upper face of the front cover Bf. A second setof capping 'pins E is now driven in place on the u per ends of the 5tubes A,.'so that the sha E. of this see .with a driving t, while theheads E of 0nd set of cappin pins engage thetubes A- l the said cappingpins-abut against the outer.

face ofthe'frontcove'r B, as plainly indi- 'cated in Figs. 2 and 3.A'back B" of suit- I ablev fabric material and forming part, say, .05.

of the back cover B, is extended over' the back of the loose leavesC andonto the top 'of, the front cover-B to which the terminal of the saidback is pastedor otherwise se-.

cured'to complete the binding.

It isunderstood that I do not limit my self to binding loose leaves oftissue paper only, and, if de sired,the compensating and spacing bars Dmay be omitted and the loose leaves bound in' place 'between the covers'13 and B without such compensating bars as shown in Fig. 4:. It isunderstood that after the loose leaves are bound in place between thecovers B and B, as described and shown and 4, then the receiving pins Fcan be reused in another set of tubes for binding loose leaves betweenanother set of covers in the manner above described.

In practice, a number of tubes A, of the same or of I fin' an outfittogether with capping pins E different length, are furnished of doublethe number of tubes A, and a single set of receiving ins F, as thelatter can be re-used with eac set of'tubes used for forming a binder.

From the foregoing it' will be seen that by t e arrangement describedthe several parts can be readily assembled for filing the 'loose'structed bore shanks E leaves and for subsequently binding the leavespermanentlyin place between the covers.

It will be noticed that the parts A are tubular from end to end, havingan unobin Figs. 2, 3.

which permits the use of and F" of any desired length and alsofacilitates 'the'cutting ofi of the tubes A to suit any desiredthickness of book without interfering-with the proper application of theshanks of the capplng and receiving plns.

-' Having thus described my invention, I

claim asnew and desire to ters Patent:

A loose leaf binder comprising covers apertured for the assage ofconnecting tubes, tubes passing ii'eely through the said covers andhaving no positive engagement therewith as against end-wise movement ofsecure by Letthe tubes whereby any set of tubes maybe applied to any setof covers, capping pins driven into the lower ends of the tubes andhaving heads overlapping the adjacent cover and pointed receivmg pinshaving shanks fitting removably into the other ends of the said tubes,substantially as set forth. I

- In testimony whereof I have signed my name to thisspecification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES FORREST MoBEE.

Witnesses: if

T. F. MORGAN, J. M. Fos'rnn.

